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It is extremely rare to have two hitters post a 1.000 OPS in the same season. It hasn't happened since 2006, when the Red Sox (Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz) and the White Sox (Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome) did it.

Rk	Year	Tm	Lg	#Matching
1	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	3	Jim Edmonds / Albert Pujols / Scott Rolen
2	2000	Houston Astros	NL	3	Moises Alou / Jeff Bagwell / Richard Hidalgo
3	1996	Seattle Mariners	AL	3	Ken Griffey / Edgar Martinez / Alex Rodriguez
4	1929	Chicago Cubs	NL	3	Rogers Hornsby / Riggs Stephenson / Hack Wilson
5	2011	Boston Red Sox	AL	2	Adrian Gonzalez / David Ortiz
6	2006	Boston Red Sox	AL	2	David Ortiz / Manny Ramirez
7	2006	Chicago White Sox	AL	2	Jermaine Dye / Jim Thome
8	2003	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	2	Jim Edmonds / Albert Pujols
9	2002	Colorado Rockies	NL	2	Todd Helton / Larry Walker
10	2001	Colorado Rockies	NL	2	Todd Helton / Larry Walker
11	2000	Seattle Mariners	AL	2	Edgar Martinez / Alex Rodriguez
12	2000	San Francisco Giants	NL	2	Barry Bonds / Jeff Kent
13	1997	Cleveland Indians	AL	2	David Justice / Jim Thome
14	1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	2	Ken Griffey / Edgar Martinez
15	1996	Cleveland Indians	AL	2	Albert Belle / Jim Thome
16	1953	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL	2	Roy Campanella / Duke Snider
17	1939	Boston Red Sox	AL	2	Jimmie Foxx / Ted Williams
18	1937	Detroit Tigers	AL	2	Hank Greenberg / Rudy York
19	1937	New York Yankees	AL	2	Joe DiMaggio / Lou Gehrig
20	1937	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	2	Joe Medwick / Johnny Mize
21	1936	Cleveland Indians	AL	2	Earl Averill / Hal Trosky
22	1936	New York Yankees	AL	2	Bill Dickey / Lou Gehrig
23	1933	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
24	1932	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
25	1931	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
26	1930	Chicago Cubs	NL	2	Gabby Hartnett / Hack Wilson
27	1930	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
28	1930	Philadelphia Athletics	AL	2	Jimmie Foxx / Al Simmons
29	1930	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	2	Chuck Klein / Lefty O'Doul
30	1930	New York Giants	NL	2	Mel Ott / Bill Terry
31	1930	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	2	Chick Hafey / George Watkins

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It goes on a while longer, about 40 of them in all.

But many of those occurred during eras of major offensive explosions — the 1930s and late 1990s/early 2000s — when getting to 1.000 was much easier. So how about those who posted a 165 OPS+ or better?

Rk	Year	Tm	Lg	#Matching
1	2011	Boston Red Sox	AL	2	Adrian Gonzalez / David Ortiz
2	2004	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	2	Jim Edmonds / Albert Pujols
3	1997	Seattle Mariners	AL	2	Ken Griffey / Edgar Martinez
4	1992	San Diego Padres	NL	2	Fred McGriff / Gary Sheffield
5	1989	San Francisco Giants	NL	2	Will Clark / Kevin Mitchell
6	1963	San Francisco Giants	NL	2	Orlando Cepeda / Willie Mays
7	1961	New York Yankees	AL	2	Mickey Mantle / Roger Maris
8	1959	Milwaukee Braves	NL	2	Hank Aaron / Eddie Mathews
9	1937	New York Yankees	AL	2	Joe DiMaggio / Lou Gehrig
10	1937	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	2	Joe Medwick / Johnny Mize
11	1933	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
12	1932	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
13	1931	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
14	1930	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
15	1929	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
16	1928	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
17	1927	New York Yankees	AL	2	Lou Gehrig / Babe Ruth
18	1922	Detroit Tigers	AL	2	Ty Cobb / Harry Heilmann
19	1921	Detroit Tigers	AL	2	Ty Cobb / Harry Heilmann
20	1902	Cleveland Bronchos	AL	2	Charlie Hickman / Nap Lajoie

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Nineteen pairs until this year and just four in the past 45. Let's look at those four and compare them to the fifth pair aspiring to join them:

1989 Giants

• Kevin Mitchell, 1.023 OPS, 192 OPS+, 9.4 rWAR // .428 wOBA, 7.1 fWAR


• Will Clark, .953, 175, 7.4 // .416, 8.3

1992 Padres

• Gary Sheffield, .965, 170, 6.1 // .421, 6.8


• Fred McGriff, .950, 166, 5.2 // .409, 5.8

1997 Mariners

• Ken Griffey, 1.028, 165, 9.4 // .424., 9.4


• Edgar Martinez, 1.009, 165, 6.2 // .434, 6.4

2004 Cardinals

• Albert Pujols, 1.072, 172, 9.4 // .439, 8.4


• Jim Edmonds, 1.061, 170, 8.4 // .436, 8.2

2011 Red Sox

• Adrian Gonzalez, 1.010, 172, 9.8 (proj) // .432, 9.4 (proj)


• David Ortiz, 1.000, 169, 5.5 (proj) // .430, 6.2 (proj)

Can Adrian Gonzalez and David Ortiz keep it up? If they can, they may be fighting Pujols and Edmonds for the title of most fearsome teammates at the plate in more than 45 years.

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